Serena Williams weighs in on Caitlin Clark drama as she offers WNBA star advice: ‘They can’t do what you do’

Serena Williams has offered Caitlin Clark some words of advice after weighing in on the controversy surrounding the Indian Fever rookie.

Just one month into her debut WNBA season, Clark finds herself at the center of a culture war amid claims she is being targeted on the court by rival players due to her race and sexuality.

Chicago Sky’s Chennedy Carter sparked outrage earlier this month by shoving the former Iowa college sensation to the ground unprovoked, with late-night talk show host Bill Maher putting it down to her being heterosexual in a ‘very lesbian’ league.

‘There’s also a racial element to this,’ Maher added this week. ‘It’s not always racism when a white person succeeds.’

Others, however, believe Clark is now being weaponized to promote racism, homophobia and misogyny, leading to a fierce debate over the treatment of the WNBA’s new superstar player.

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Serena Williams has weighed in on the controversy surrounding WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark

Just one month into her debut WNBA season, Clark finds herself at the center of a culture war

Just one month into her debut WNBA season, Clark finds herself at the center of a culture war

Amid the ongoing drama, Williams has heaped praise on Clark for not letting it affect her on the court, while suggesting her critics are jealous of what she is achieving.

‘I just love that she tried to stay grounded and that she doesn’t… look at her social [media],’ the tennis legend told Associated Press at the premiere of her docuseries ‘In the Arena: Serena Williams’.

‘I get it. I don’t either. And I think it’s so important to continue doing what she’s doing.

‘And no matter what other people do, if people are negative then it’s because they can’t do what you do… basically. And hopefully she’ll continue to do what she’s doing.’